Ian Stewart

Ian Stewart, is a former Transport and General Workers Union (UNITE) Regional Officer and a former Labour Member of Parliament. Ian left school at 15 with no academic qualifications. He joined the Union on his first day at work when he was 15 years of age and by the age of 18 he had joined the Labour Party in Salford. Most of his formal education came through TGWU and TUC Education Services. He is a lifelong campaigner for Lifelong Learning both in and through the workplace and in the wider community, and is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Manchester.

Ian Stewart's Articles

Why we need to know what union members think about learning at work So, what do we know know about what workers or industry and union leaders think about union support for lifelong and workplace learning in the UK? Do all workers know what Union Learning Representatives are and what they do? Do workers who…